Police investigate reported theft turned chase

LOVELAND -- Loveland police are investigating a reported motor vehicle theft that may have led to three cars driving erratically and chasing each other through the city on Tuesday.

Police received an initial call around 11:30 a.m. from someone reporting that a white Mitsubishi Eclipse had been stolen from the 1100 block of North Washington Avenue. A short time later, police began to receive complaints about several cars driving erratically and aggressively and that a car had crashed into a hydrant at First Street and St. Louis Avenue.

The owner of the Eclipse also called in, according to Loveland police spokesman Sgt. Mike Halloran, and told dispatchers he was following his stolen car while police continued to receive complaints about the cars on East Eisenhower Boulevard around Denver Avenue.

Dispatchers told the driver to stop chasing the Eclipse, and Halloran said the incident remains under investigation and no tickets have been issued. Beside the fire hydrant, no other property was reported damaged.

Damage to vehicles on East Fifth Street was caused by a drunken driver on Monday night, Halloran said.

Police are unsure why a third vehicle was part of the reported chase but believe that vehicle crashed into the fire hydrant. Officers seek information on that car, which is described as a brown or blue older-model Chevrolet. It may have yellow transfer paint on it or passenger side damage.

Anyone with information on the car is asked to contact Loveland police at 667-2151.

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